Protective cover

ABSTRACT

A protective cover comprises a protective window coupled to a front plate, a ring coupled to a fabric loop, wherein the fabric loop is coupled to a rear plate. A pocket is enclosed by a closure lid, wherein the closure lid is configured to close the pocket with an attachment mechanism. The protective cover may also include an attachment strap coupled to the rear plate.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/659,088 entitled “ProtectiveCover,” and filed Apr. 17, 2018, which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety for all purposes.

FIELD

The present disclosure generally relates to safety products, and moreparticularly, to protective covers for electronic devices.

BACKGROUND

Dropped object prevention is critical to worksite safety, andparticularly critical in dangerous industries that involve elevatedworksites. For example, the oil and gas industry typically includes rigderricks and other work areas that are elevated. Workers in suchelevated areas often carry tolls and electronic devices to help withconstruction, to conduct important tests and to obtain readings (e.g.,the Olympus 38 DL Plus). Workers in such elevated areas may also carryother devices and electronics for communication or simply entertainment(e.g., cellular phone, walkie-talkie, etc.). However, such handheldelectronics are subject to damage from being dropped at-height ordamaged by hitting into something.

To try to protect these devices, the devices may include a protectivecover, a protective rubber boot or a gage stand. However, a protectivecover may not include sufficient connections or straps to allow a workerto freely perform work tasks. Moreover, a gage stand may not bepractical or sufficient in work-at-height situations. As such, a needexists for a protective cover that allows all (or most) of theoperations on the device to be performed while the device is in theprotective cover, while also preventing the device from being dropped ordamaged.

SUMMARY

A protective cover may comprise at least one protective window coupledto a front plate, at least one ring coupled to a fabric loop, whereinthe fabric loop is coupled to a rear plate, a pocket enclosed by aclosure lid, wherein the closure lid is configured to close the pocketwith an attachment mechanism, and an attachment strap coupled to a rearplate. The protective window may further comprise a conductive material,wherein a touch screen device may be accessed from the outside of theprotective window. The protective cover may further comprise a tether,wherein the protective cover may be configured to couple to the tether.The tether may be further configured to couple to a bottle holder. Thetether may be further configured to couple to a cinch lock.

In various embodiments, the protective cover may further comprise a bandcoupled to the pocket, wherein the pocket may be coupled to a closurelid. The closure lid may be coupled to an attachment mechanism, whereinthe attachment mechanism may comprise a hook and loop attachment,adhesive, snaps, ties, buttons, toggles, or magnets. The protectivecover may further comprise a water-repellant material. The protectivecover may be at least partially fabricated out of 900 Denier MagnatuffPlus™ Polyester fabric. The protective cover may be further coupled to aband inside the protective cover. The band may comprise elastic. Theprotective cover may further comprise a zipper.

In various embodiments, the protective cover may further comprise atleast one hand and/or leg strap, wherein the hand and/or leg strap maybe fabricated out of 900 Denier Magnatuff Plus™ Polyester fabric. Theprotective cover may further comprise three leg straps, wherein two legstraps may be coupled to the attachment strap, wherein the two legstraps may be configured to include a receiving end of a clasp on oneend of each strap, and an attachment end of a clasp on the opposite endof each strap, and wherein the third leg strap may be configured toattach to a harness. The protective cover may further comprise alanyard, wherein the lanyard may be configured to attach to a harness orwrist.

A method may comprise unzipping a zipper to separate a front plate and arear plate of a protective cover, wherein the front plate and rear plateare connected to a top edge of the protective cover. The method mayfurther comprise placing a device inside the protective cover, arrangingthe device inside the protective cover, and zipping the zipper to attachand close the front plate and rear plate of the protective cover. Themethod may further comprise inserting a cable into the device through ahole in the top edge of the protective cover.

A method may comprise securing one end of a tether to a protectivecover, wherein the tether may be configured to couple to a ring, andcinch tying the opposite end of the tether to a bottle holder. The ringmay be configured to attach to a hook or a clasp coupled to theprotective cover. The bottle holder may further comprise a loop, whereinthe loop may be configured to attach to the protective cover or aharness.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete understanding may be derived by referring to thedetailed description and claims when considered in connection with theFigures, wherein like reference numbers refer to similar elementsthroughout the Figures, and:

FIG. 1 illustrates a general front view of an exemplary protective coveraccording to various embodiments of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of an exemplary protective coverfocusing on protective windows according to various embodiments;

FIG. 3 illustrates a front view of an exemplary protective coverfocusing on a zipper separating the clamshell design of the protectivecover according to various embodiments;

FIG. 4 illustrates a general top view of an exemplary protective coveraccording to various embodiments;

FIG. 5 illustrates a side view of an exemplary protective cover focusingon the two halves of the clamshell design of the protective coveraccording to various embodiments;

FIG. 6 illustrates a general back view of an exemplary protective coveraccording to various embodiments;

FIG. 7 illustrates a side view of an exemplary protective cover focusingon a pocket and a closure lid according to various embodiments;

FIG. 8 illustrates a back view of an exemplary protective cover focusingon a rear hand and/or leg attachment strap according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 9 illustrates a back view of an exemplary protective cover focusingon a series of hand and/or leg attachment straps according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 10 illustrates a front view of an exemplary protective coverfocusing on the attachment of the protective cover to a worker leg witha series of hand and/or leg attachment straps according to variousembodiments;

FIG. 11 illustrates a side view of an exemplary protective coverfocusing on the attachment of the protective cover to a worker leg witha series of hand and/or leg attachment straps according to variousembodiments; and

FIG. 12 illustrates a bottle holder and tether according to variousembodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The features and elements discussed herein may be combined in variouscombinations without exclusivity, unless expressly indicated hereinotherwise. These features and elements as well as the operation of thedisclosed embodiments will become more apparent in light of thefollowing description and the accompanying figures and photographs. Thedetailed description of various embodiments herein refers to theaccompanying drawings and pictures, which show various embodiments byway of illustration. While these various embodiments are described insufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice thedisclosure, it should be understood that other embodiments may berealized, and that logical and mechanical changes may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Thus, thedetailed description herein is presented for purposes of illustrationonly and not of limitation. For example, the steps recited in any of themethod or process descriptions may be executed in any order and are notlimited to the order presented. Moreover, any of the functions or stepsmay be outsourced to or performed by one or more third parties.Furthermore, any reference to singular includes plural embodiments, andany reference to more than one component may include a singularembodiment.

The protective cover 100 helps to prevent and manage the risk of droppedobjects. Dropped objects are an inherent workplace hazard. In fact, mostpeople do not realize that falling tools are the second biggest killerin the workplace. The protective cover 100 allows for easy insertion ofdevices from three sides of the protective cover 100. The protectivecover 100 may also allow for the convenient attachment of bottles thatstore gels or other liquids used in connection with the devices, as wellas beverages for the workers. The attachment prevents workers fromdropping bottles that otherwise would be handheld or stored in thepocket of a worker's pants or shirt. The protective cover 100 fitswithin workers' hands and/or around the worker's legs, to keep devicesout of the way of the work path. The protective cover 100 allows simpleaccess to the multiple devices often needed for work, as well asentertainment during down time from work. The protective cover 100 maysave lives by preventing rope access technicians from dropping equipmentwhile working-at-height and ground technicians from dropping objects.The disclosure may also save money by minimizing downtime and/or lostdays away from work, as well as decreasing additional replacement costsfor tools that have been dropped and damaged.

The disclosure relates to a durable protective cover 100 for any device,object or product. The protective cover 100 may include any cases,holsters, skins, jackets, and/or shells for protecting and/or holding adevice. Protective cover 100 eliminates or reduces the potential for adropped object while working-at-height. The protective cover 100 may bemanufactured with any material such as, for example, textiles, metalsand/or alloys. In various embodiments, the protective cover 100 ismanufactured from nylon, canvas, and/or backed polyester. For example,the protective cover 100 may be manufactured from 900 Denier MagnatuffPlus™ Polyester (“Magnatuff”) which is a resilient 900×1200 denierpolyester fabric with a 1.5-ounce polyurethane back coating and waterrepellant finish. A “denier” may refer to a unit of weight by which thefineness of nylon, silk, or rayon yarn is measured and is equal to theweight in grams of 9,000 meters of the yarn.

In various embodiments, the protective cover 100 may be described inconjunction with protecting an electronic device such as an Olympus 38DL Plus Thickness Gage (“Thickness Gage”), but one skilled in the artwill appreciate that the subject matter with suitable configurations mayapply to other devices (e.g., cellular phones, smart phones, electronictablets, global positioning systems, and the like). The protective cover100 may be configured to hold multiple devices at once. For example, thedevice may be used to hold both the Thickness Gage and a cellular phone.Any of the features discussed herein may be attached to any point on theprotective cover 100, and the specific configurations are described asembodiments.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the protective cover 100 may include afirst protective window 105 and/or a second protective window 110 on afront plate 152 of the protective cover 100. Front plate 152 may referto the material configured to generally be disposed adjacent to wherethe protective cover 100 is attached to a worker's hand or leg.Protective window 105 and protective window 110 may be comprised ofplastic, glass, or any other transparent or translucent material. Theprotective window 105 may allow for conductivity through the material tointeract with a device comprising a touch screen inside the protectivecover 100, while also protecting the device inside (e.g., protecting acolor transflective VGA display). Protective window 105 and protectivewindow 110 may be configured to be clear to allow for easy visibility ofthe device inside the protective cover 100. Protective cover 100 maycontain more protective windows to allow for the ability of accessingmultiple devices at once.

With additional reference to FIGS. 3-5, and continued reference to FIG.1, the protective cover 100 may include a rear plate 154. The protectivecover 100 may be configured in a clamshell design, wherein a zipper 172may surround right side edge 101, top edge 103, and/or bottom edge 104of the protective cover 100 and end with a solid top edge 103, which maynot include zipper 172. A “clamshell design” may refer to a containerdesign consisting of two halves, joined by a hinge. In variousembodiments, front plate 152 and rear plate 154 may comprise the twohalves, and solid top edge 103 may comprise the hinge connecting the twohalves together. Zipper 172 may be configured to attach both the frontplate 152 and the rear plate 154 and close the two portions of theprotective cover 100 together when zipped.

In various embodiments, the inside of the protective cover 100 (e.g.,about one inch from bottom edge 104) may include an elastic band 171.Elastic band 171 may be attached on either end to right side edge 101and left side edge 102.

A clamshell design may provide a secondary form of protection to preventthe device held inside the protective cover 100 from falling out, as atleast one of front plate 152 and/or rear plate 154 may include a “lip”at the bottom edge 104. A “lip” may refer to any material comprising thebottom edge 104 (e.g., a strip of Magnatuff) that may be configured tocatch the device with the lip, if zipper 172 is not fully zipped orfails to zip. Elastic band 171 may provide a tertiary method ofprotection to prevent the device held inside the protective cover 100from falling out if zipper 172 fails to hold the device, especially whenworking-at-height. A strap 176 (e.g., Velcro®) may serve as a fourthmethod of protection to prevent the device held inside the protectivecover 100 from falling out if zipper 172 fails, the device falls out ofthe lip, and/or the device is not caught by elastic band 171. In variousembodiments, strap 176 may replace zipper 172 as the primary method ofprotection to prevent the device held inside the protective cover 100from falling out. In various embodiments, top edge 103 may be configuredto include a hole 173 to allow for connectivity to a device being storedinside the protective cover 100 with cables, cords, and the like (e.g.,a port for a transducer plug-in).

In various embodiments, the protective cover 100 may include one or morerings to attach straps, tethers, and the like to rear plate 154. Therings may be attached to the protective cover 100 with a sewn loop offabric surrounding a portion of the rings. The sewn loop of fabric maybe any material, metal, alloy, or other product capable of securelyattaching the rings to rear plate 154. For example, the sewn loop offabric may be Magnatuff.

In various embodiments, the rings may be D-rings. The D-rings may benickel-plated and/or load tested up to 3000 pounds. One skilled in theart will appreciate that other types of rings may be used (e.g., looprings, O rings, triangular rings, and the like). These rings may includelower right-side ring 115, upper right-side ring 120, lower left-sidering 125, and/or upper left-side ring 130. The sewn loops of fabric mayinclude lower right-side fabric loop 117, upper right-side fabric loop122, lower left-side fabric loop 127, and/or upper left-side fabric loop132. Lower right-side ring 115 may be configured to attach to lowerright-side fabric loop 117. Lower left-side ring 125 may be configuredto attach to lower left-side fabric loop 127. Both lower right-sidefabric loop 117 and lower left-side fabric loop 127 may be configured tobe sewn to bottom edge 104. Upper right-side ring 120 may be configuredto attach to upper right-side fabric loop 122. Upper left-side ring 130may be configured to attach to upper left-side fabric loop 132. Bothupper right-side fabric loop 122 and upper left-side fabric loop 132 maybe configured to be sewn to top edge 103.

With reference to FIG. 6, the protective cover 100 may include a leftside pocket 140. Left side pocket 140 may be configured to be attachedto left side edge 102. Left side edge 102 extends the entire verticallength of the protective cover 100. Left side pocket 140 may beconfigured to hold calibration blocks and/or a transducer. A“calibration block” may refer to a reference block used to calibratetest equipment and sensitivity levels, to be used for thicknesscalibrations of various materials. A “transducer” may refer to anelectronic device that converts energy from one form to another. Leftside pocket 140 may be configured to hold other materials associatedwith the device or devices protected by the protective cover 100 (e.g.,batteries, device charger, stylus, earbuds, and the like). Left sidepocket 140 may comprise about half the length of left side edge 102.

With reference to FIG. 7, and continued reference to FIG. 6, left sidepocket 140 may include a left side pocket closure lid 145 withattachment mechanism 150. Attachment mechanism 150 may comprise hook andloop attachment, adhesive, snaps, ties, buttons, toggles, magnets,and/or any other mechanism suitable for use in the protective cover 100to attach left side pocket lid 145 to left side pocket 140. In variousembodiments, left side pocket 140 may include a left side pocket band135. Left side pocket band 135 may be configured to hold cables whichmay be configured to attach to the transducer stored in left side pocket140.

With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, and continued reference to FIG. 6, theprotective cover 100 may include a rear hand and/or leg attachment strap155 located on the rear side of the protective cover 100. The rear sidemay refer to the material configured to generally be disposed where theprotective cover 100 is attached to a worker's hand or leg. Rear handand/or leg attachment strap 155 may be manufactured from any material,metal, alloy, or other product capable of allowing for the attachment tothe worker's hand and/or leg in a manner that will provide support andenough friction and/or tension in the fabric as to not allow theprotective cover 100 to slide off the worker's hand and/or leg. Forexample, the rear hand and/or leg attachment strap 155 may bemanufactured from Magnatuff.

In various embodiments, rear hand and/or leg attachment strap 155 maytether to a lanyard 230. Lanyard 230 may be configured to attach to aworker harness or wrist. One end of lanyard 230 may include hook 232configured to attach to upper right-side ring 120 and/or upper left-sidering 130. The opposite end of lanyard 230 may include clasp 234configured to attach to a worker harness or wrist. Lanyard 230 may bemanufactured from Magnatuff. Lanyard 230 may be manufactured from anymaterial, metal, alloy, or other product capable of allowing for theattachment to the worker's harness and/or wrist in a manner that willprovide support and will not break if the worker tugs or pulls onlanyard 230. Hook 232 and/or clasp 234 may be manufactured from metal orplastic (e.g., Quick-Disconnects, and the like). A “Quick-Disconnect”may refer to a quick disconnect fitting, which is also known as a quickrelease coupling.

With reference to FIGS. 10-11, with continued reference to FIG. 9, rearhand and/or leg attachment strap 155 may tether to a rope access leg kit200. The “rope access leg kit 200” may comprise a first strap 210 and asecond strap 220 configured to wrap around the worker's leg. In variousembodiments, rope access leg kit 200 may be configured to pull firststrap 210 and/or second strap 220 through rear hand and/or legattachment strap 155. Each end of first strap 210 may include a clasp215, with the receiving portion of clasp 215 on one end of first strap210, and the interlocking portion of clasp 215 on the opposite end offirst strap 210. Each end of second strap 220 may include a clasp 225,with the receiving portion of clasp 225 on one end of second strap 220,and the interlocking portion of clasp 225 on the opposite end of secondstrap 220. Clasp 215 and clasp 225 may be manufactured from metal orplastic (e.g., Quick-Disconnects, and the like). Rope access leg kit 200may also comprise a third strap 235 which may be configured to attach toa worker's harness. One end of third strap 235 may include hook 237configured to attach to upper right-side ring 120 and/or upper left-sidering 130. The opposite end of third strap 235 may include clasp 236.Clasp 236 and/or hook 237 may be manufactured from metal or plastic(e.g., Quick-Disconnects, and the like). In various embodiments, firststrap 210, second strap 220, and third strap 235 may be configured to beadjustable via a tightening and/or loosening mechanism. The combinationof first strap 210, second strap 220, and third strap 235 is designed toallow for the snug attachment of the protective cover 100 to theworker's leg without having to worry about dropping the protective cover100 and device the protective cover 100 may be holding, especially froma tall height.

In various embodiments, the protective cover 100 may include a rightside strap 167 located on right side edge 101. Right side strap 167 maybe manufactured from Velcro®. Right side strap 167 may be manufacturedfrom any material, metal, alloy, or other product capable of allowingfor the tightening of right side strap 167. Cables used in connectionwith the transducer may be securely stored by forming a loop or bunchingthe cables, then tightening and securing right side strap 167 around thecables to prevent loose cables. Right side strap 167 may be configuredto store other materials besides cables used in connection with thetransducer (e.g., twine, rope, electrical cords, earbuds, and the like).

With reference to FIG. 12, the protective cover 100 may include a bottleholder 170. The bottle holder 170 may be configured to hold a bottlecontaining gel used in conjunction with a transducer, but one skilled inthe art will appreciate that the subject matter with suitableconfigurations may apply to other bottles (e.g., beverage bottles). Invarious embodiments, the bottle holder 170 may include a cinch lock 175attached to the bottle holder 170. Cinch lock 175 may be sewn to thebottle holder 170 as a protection to prevent bottle holder 170 fromfalling while working-at-height. As a secondary protection, cinch lock175 may be configured to tighten around the neck of the bottle holder170 to prevent bottle holder 170 from falling.

In various embodiments, bottle holder 170 may be sewn to tether 180.Tether 180 may be configured to attach to a ring 181 such that ring 181may be girth hitched to a ring or harness. In various embodiments, ring181 may be a nickel-plated D-ring. One skilled in the art willappreciate that other types of rings may be used (e.g., loop rings, Orings, triangular rings, and the like). A “girth hitch” may refer to asecure version of hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object, in thiscase, a ring. Ring 181 may be girth hitched to a ring or harness becausebottle holder 170 may not be heavy, such that a hard connection point(e.g., carabiner or connector) typically used to hitch heavier objectsmay not be necessary. Ring 181 may be girth hitched to lower right-sidering 115 or lower left-side ring 125 to prevent tether 180 fromtangling. Ring 181 may be moved around to other connections on theprotective cover 100. Ring 181 may also be configured to attach to aring or harness with a clasp, hook, or the like. Bottle holder 170,cinch lock 175, and/or tether 180 may be manufactured from Magnatuff, oranother suitable material, metal, alloy, or other product. Tether 180may be configured to attach to ring 185, which may be a nickel-platedD-ring. One skilled in the art will appreciate that other types of ringsmay be used (e.g., loop rings, O rings, triangular rings, and the like).Ring 185 may easily be attached and/or detached to the protective cover100, whether through right side Velcro® strap 167, clasp attachment, orharness attachment. For example, tether 180 may be twenty-four (24)inches long. The ability for ring 181 to girth hitch bottle holder 170may allow for a worker to securely access the gel or liquid containedinside a bottle when working-at-height without the possibility ofdropping and damaging or losing the bottle.

In various embodiments a device may be inserted into the protectivecover 100. Zipper 172 may be unzipped to separate front plate 152 andrear plate 154. After unzipping, a device may be inserted from eitherright side edge 101, left side edge 102, and/or bottom edge 104. The lipformed at bottom edge 104 may serve to catch a device from falling outwhile the protective cover 100 is zipped closed. Elastic band 171 may beplaced underneath the base of the inserted device to stop the devicefrom shifting inside the protective cover 100 and/or to further protectthe device from falling out of the protective device 100. The worker mayalign protective window 105 and/or protective window 110 with anyscreens and/or buttons the worker may wish to access prior to closingthe protective cover 100. Once inserted and aligned, zipper 172 may bezipped to attach and close front plate 152 and rear plate 154 together.

Benefits, other advantages, and solutions to problems have beendescribed herein with regard to specific embodiments. However, thebenefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any elements that maycause any benefit, advantage, or solution to occur or become morepronounced are not to be construed as critical, required, or essentialfeatures or elements of the disclosure. The scope of the disclosure isaccordingly to be limited by nothing other than the appended claims, inwhich reference to an element in the singular is not intended to mean“one and only one” unless explicitly so stated, but rather “one ormore.” Moreover, where a phrase similar to ‘at least one of A, B, and C’or ‘at least one of A, B, or C’ is used in the claims or specification,it is intended that the phrase be interpreted to mean that A alone maybe present in an embodiment, B alone may be present in an embodiment, Calone may be present in an embodiment, or that any combination of theelements A, B and C may be present in a single embodiment; for example,A and B, A and C, B and C, or A and B and C. Although the disclosureincludes a method, it is contemplated that it may be embodied ascomputer program instructions on a tangible computer-readable carrier,such as a magnetic or optical memory or a magnetic or optical disk. Allstructural, chemical, and functional equivalents to the elements of theabove-described various embodiments that are known to those of ordinaryskill in the art are expressly incorporated herein by reference and areintended to be encompassed by the present claims. Moreover, it is notnecessary for a device or method to address each and every problemsought to be solved by the present disclosure, for it to be encompassedby the present claims.

Any reference to attached, fixed, connected or the like may includepermanent, removable, temporary, partial, full and/or any other possibleattachment option. Additionally, any reference to without contact (orsimilar phrases) may also include reduced contact or minimal contact.Different cross-hatching is used throughout the figures to denotedifferent parts but not necessarily to denote the same or differentmaterials. Surface shading lines may be used throughout the figures todenote different parts or areas but not necessarily to denote the sameor different materials. In some cases, reference coordinates may bespecific to each figure.

The scope of the disclosure is accordingly to be limited by nothingother than the appended claims, in which reference to an element in thesingular is not intended to mean “one and only one” unless explicitly sostated, but rather “one or more.” It is to be understood that unlessspecifically stated otherwise, references to “a,” “an,” and/or “the” mayinclude one or more than one and that reference to an item in thesingular may also include the item in the plural. All ranges and ratiolimits disclosed herein may be combined.

Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the presentdisclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless ofwhether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited inthe claims. No claim element is intended to invoke 35 U.S.C. 112(f)unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase “means for.” Asused herein, the terms “comprises”, “comprising”, or any other variationthereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that aprocess, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elementsdoes not include only those elements but may include other elements notexpressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, orapparatus.

Systems, methods and apparatus are provided herein. In the detaileddescription herein, references to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”,“various embodiments”, etc., indicate that the embodiment described mayinclude a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but everyembodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature,structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarilyreferring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature,structure, or characteristic is described in connection with anembodiment, it is submitted that it is within the knowledge of oneskilled in the art to affect such feature, structure, or characteristicin connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitlydescribed. After reading the description, it will be apparent to oneskilled in the relevant art(s) how to implement the disclosure inalternative embodiments.

What is claimed is:
 1. A protective cover, comprising: a protectivewindow coupled to a front plate; a ring coupled to a fabric loop,wherein the fabric loop is coupled to a rear plate; a pocket enclosed bya closure lid, wherein the closure lid is configured to close the pocketwith an attachment mechanism; and an attachment strap coupled to a rearplate.
 2. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the protective windowcomprises a conductive material, and wherein a touch screen device isaccessed from the outside of the protective window.
 3. The protectivecover of claim 1, further comprising a tether, wherein the protectivecover is configured to couple to the tether.
 4. The protective cover ofclaim 3, wherein the tether is configured to couple to a bottle holder.5. The protective cover of claim 3, wherein the tether is configured tocouple to a cinch lock.
 6. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein aband is coupled to the pocket, and wherein the pocket is coupled to aclosure lid.
 7. The protective cover of claim 6, wherein the closure lidis coupled to an attachment mechanism, and wherein the attachmentmechanism comprises at least one of a hook and loop attachment,adhesive, snap, tie, button, toggle, or magnet.
 8. The protective coverof claim 1, wherein the protective cover comprises a water-repellantmaterial.
 9. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the protectivecover is at least partially fabricated out of 900 Denier Magnatuff Plus™Polyester fabric.
 10. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein theprotective cover is coupled to a band inside the protective cover. 11.The protective cover of claim 10, wherein the band is comprised ofelastic.
 12. The protective cover of claim 1, further comprising azipper.
 13. The protective cover of claim 1, further comprising at leastone of a hand strap or a leg strap.
 14. The protective cover of claim 1,further comprising a first leg strap, a second leg strap and a third legstrap, wherein the first leg strap and the second leg strap are coupledto the attachment strap, wherein the first leg strap and the second legstrap are configured to include a receiving end of a clasp on one end ofeach strap and an attachment end of a clasp on the opposite end of eachstrap, and wherein the third leg strap is configured to attach to aharness.
 15. The protective cover of claim 13, further comprising alanyard, wherein the lanyard is configured to attach to at least one ofa harness or a wrist.
 16. A method comprising: unzipping a zipper toseparate a front plate and a rear plate of a protective cover, whereinthe front plate and the rear plate are connected to a top edge of theprotective cover; placing a device inside the protective cover;arranging the device inside the protective cover; and zipping the zipperto attach and close the front plate and rear plate of the protectivecover.
 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising inserting a cableinto the device through a hole in the top edge of the protective cover.18. The method of claim 16, further comprising: securing a first end ofa tether to a protective cover, wherein the tether is coupled to a ring;and cinch tying a second end of the tether to a bottle holder.
 19. Themethod of claim 18, wherein the ring is attached to at least one of ahook or a clasp coupled to the protective cover.
 20. The method of claim18, wherein the bottle holder further comprises a ring, and wherein thering may be configured to attach to at least one of the protective coveror a harness.